Opinion

We had the good fortune to be out of the country for a couple of weeks last month, thus escaping the thoroughly disheartening election campaign.  There was the occasional reminder...

THIS Thursday, the phoney war is over and it is up to you to decide. Polling stations will be open from the early hours through to the bitter end –...

With claims, counter-claims, analysis and fake news all competing to describe what the parties are actually proposing, the electorate’s reaction to manifestos and their costs have run back and forth...

Has there ever been a year when there has been more change and turmoil in British politics? As we approach another general election our future seems very uncertain. One of...

Well we did it. We moved house. It was just as messy and tiring as we expected, but also the most wonderful adventure. After hours of unpacking and deciding where...

Manny n. A diminutive name. Fester n. The condition of something that festers. Yes - it’s week 3 of the 2019 General Election and the main party manifestos have been...

Mr Fix-It. At Least that is what my wife calls me.  If anything is broken I will do my best to repair it rather than replace it.  Recently I was...

SATURDAY saw Woodley’s lights switched-on, Sunday was the annual Wokingham Winter Carnival. Both events were brilliant – and they moved with the times too. New faces can bring fresh ideas...

The Wokingham Paper has published a hostile advert and a set of negative questions to me which deserve a reply

Gruel is a thinner version of porridge and has historically been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants (according to Wikipedia). Thin gruel however has virtually no substance...